eden

East of Eden….I hear this phrase a lot in reference to our estrangement from the garden and the way life was supposed to be.

I try to imagine what Eden was like. What was ‘perfect’ like? What was ‘paradise’ like? What was walking and talking, having perfect fellowship with God like?

What would life be like with no shame, guilt, frustration, pain, sadness, tears, disappointment, AIDS, orphans, widows, sickness, adultery, power plays, low self-esteem, arrogance, terrorism, murder, lying, gossip, war, rejection, addiction, emotional, physical and sexual abuse, anorexia, bulimia, obesity, starvation, car accidents, plane crashes, computer crashes, global warming, arguing over whether or not there is such a thing as global warming, prejudice, racism, ageism, sexism, all the other ism’s, scarcity of resources, drought, famine, cancer, heart value surgery, miscarriages, stillborn babies, birth defects, anxiety, depression, mental illness, death, separation from God, etc.? The list goes on and on. I am sure you can add some of your own.

We don’t know what Eden would have been like. We have no context for it, no reference point. All we know is that it was...and will be again. What a wonderful thought. And I am so excited that there is something to look forward to that is so beautiful and perfect that my limited human mind cannot even begin to conceive of it.

Thank you God, for the promise of "Eden restored" when we will once again walk with You in perfect fellowship.

In deepest gratitude,
Deb